Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... Assistant Commissioner and Chief Engineer TECHNICAL RECORD OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PLATORO DAM Constructed 1949-1951 Conejos Division San Luis Valley Project Denver , Colorado 1954 Engin . Library TC 558 . มา P7 4158 PLATORO.
... Assistant Commissioner and Chief Engineer TECHNICAL RECORD OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PLATORO DAM Constructed 1949-1951 Conejos Division San Luis Valley Project Denver , Colorado 1954 Engin . Library TC 558 . มา P7 4158 PLATORO.
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... CONSTRUCTION 45 . Diversion and care of the river 46. Clearing operations 33 37 37 A. Excavation 39 39 40 40 40 44 47 . Cutoff trench 48. Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51. Trashrack structure and inlet channel 52 . Valve house ...
... CONSTRUCTION 45 . Diversion and care of the river 46. Clearing operations 33 37 37 A. Excavation 39 39 40 40 40 44 47 . Cutoff trench 48. Dam foundation 49. Spillway 50 . Tunnel 51. Trashrack structure and inlet channel 52 . Valve house ...
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... Construction Equipment 84 . Prime contractor's equipment J. Initial Operational Problem's 85 . 48 - inch butterfly valves A. B. C. APPENDIXES Breakdown of cost by pay items for specifications No. 2594-- Platoro Dam List of specification ...
... Construction Equipment 84 . Prime contractor's equipment J. Initial Operational Problem's 85 . 48 - inch butterfly valves A. B. C. APPENDIXES Breakdown of cost by pay items for specifications No. 2594-- Platoro Dam List of specification ...
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... construction of temporary cofferdam 13. Two large bulldozers teamed together to construct the cofferdam 14. The entire flow of Conejos River diverted through the outlet pipe 15. Looking upstream at trashrack structure and conduit 16 ...
... construction of temporary cofferdam 13. Two large bulldozers teamed together to construct the cofferdam 14. The entire flow of Conejos River diverted through the outlet pipe 15. Looking upstream at trashrack structure and conduit 16 ...
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... construction cost , Platoro Dam , with a capacity of 60,000 acre - feet , was the only feature of the proj- ect that could be economically justified 5 / . Accordingly , designs and estimates were pre- pared for its construction . 3 ...
... construction cost , Platoro Dam , with a capacity of 60,000 acre - feet , was the only feature of the proj- ect that could be economically justified 5 / . Accordingly , designs and estimates were pre- pared for its construction . 3 ...
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5-Foot High-Pressure acre-feet andesite Bolt bulldozed butterfly valves channel cofferdam completed conduit Conejos River contract cost cubic feet cubic yards cutoff trench dam and dike dam embankment dam foundation Denver dike section discharge drain emergency gate end-dump trucks engineer equipment excavation fault feet per second Figure fill zone flange flow fractured gate chamber Government camp grout cap Grout holes haul high-pressure gate impervious material inches inlet installation joints July Aug Sept June 21 laboratory leaf-Class left abutment load located main dam maximum Metal metalwork mixer moisture Order for changes outlet pipe outlet tunnel PARTIAL RUNOFF percent placed placement plates Platoro Dam pumpcrete machine reservoir right abutment Rio Grande Compact RIO GRANDE COUNTY riprap ROCK BORROW AREA rockfill SAN LUIS VALLEY separation plant SLIDE ROCK BORROW specifications spillway bridge steel pipe support rings talus tests trashrack structure unit valve house zone 1 material
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